- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of wire bridge over the Oconee River built by Pearl Aycock, Oconee County, Georgia]
- Date of Original:
- 1800/1994
- Subject:
- Architecture--Georgia--Oconee County
Transportation--Georgia--Oconee County
Rivers--Georgia--Oconee County
Bridges--Georgia--Oconee County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Oconee County, 33.83494, -83.43705
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- "About 10 miles from Maxeys, Georgia. Wire bridge over Oconee River, connecting Oconee County and Oglethorpe County. Built by Mr. Pearl Aycock of Maxeys, Georgia. Mr. Aycock died in 1997. It was built in the early years of the 20th century and lasted until near the end of World War II. Very famous in this section of the state. Withstood all floods and was primary means of communication between the two counties, especially during floods. Built by hand labor and Aycock's own design."--from field notes
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_clr158
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:clr158
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
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- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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